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  1. How long is too long? re: 2nd stage of labor

    jrring1019 replied to pebbles1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It seems that she pushed 2 1/2 hours, got a rest and started again. I have seen pts actually push for longer, but I am not a fan of it. The part that bothers me is the vacuum...I hate when they...

  2. Cervical exam help

    jrring1019 replied to jamerss's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I used something like that at the hospital where I learned l&d and although it was comical, it did not help at all. It was a HARD plastic thing with a slit for an opening and a fake cevix about...

  3. Our baby was stillborn... Please help me understand

    jrring1019 replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I want to offer my deepest sympathy. I cried when I read your post. Please know that you did NOTHING to cause the loss of your son..sometimes we focus on what we could of done or not done etc. You...

  4. What squicks you out?

    jrring1019 replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with all the gross outs.....but the worst for me is the stinky / filthy crotch smell, especially when accompanied by lots of stringy/gooey lady partsl secretions, and to top it off for me one...

  5. Magnet?

    jrring1019 replied to whitetiger74's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a magnet hospital and nothing changed. It is just advertising for the hospital. Some sort of flowery title that the hospital probably payed for.. just my opinion. The hospital I work for is...

  6. Should I transition to the ER?

    jrring1019 replied to Jackal66's topic in Emergency

    I am transitioning to the ER now, I had 2 yrs tele and 8 yrs OB prior. I have only started, but I can tell you that the care is VERY different from floor nsg. It is hard to explain, but there is a...

  7. What do you want your OB patients to get from childbirth class?

    jrring1019 replied to Mahnikuh's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think people need to know that it is going to hurt, at some point EVEN if you get an epidural. Pt's come in terrified and want an epidural before there is any pain. They need to know that they will...

  8. holding a baby in after being fully dilated??

    jrring1019 replied to court519's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Your sisters friend would be blaming the nurse or resident for the "complications" (which are not complications) if they had indeed delivered the baby. She would think that the baby wasn't suctioned...

  9. What they SHOULD teach in nursing school . . .

    jrring1019 replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

    What I think is missing is teaching to organize and prioritize! When I got out of school and was handed 5 -7 post open heart pts on telemetry I was a little overwhelmed. In school I remember doing A...

  10. Pregnant patients in the ED

    jrring1019 replied to RNCENCCRNNREMTP's topic in Emergency

    I am about to start a job in the ED because our birthing unit is closing. How do you guys deal with OB pts when you don't have an OB dept? I know that our ED now sends OB's up to us SO fast it makes...

  11. Shocked and angry. Need new job.

    jrring1019 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    My birthing unit is suddenly closing. There are 75 nurses on my unit and most of us found out by reading the paper :angryfire . Actually my sister called me from work (she works at same hospital,...

  12. Why do we need the docs for delivery?

    jrring1019 replied to ER1010's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, it takes more than minimal training to deliver babies and you only know it was a normal lady partsl delivery after the fact. When all is said and done we all say "what a great birth blah, blah,...

  13. Why do we need the docs for delivery?

    jrring1019 replied to ER1010's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have done OB nursing for 7 years and have never delivered a baby (now, you know since I said that I will deliver one the next time I work). our docs/cnms are in house and I couldn't be happier. I...

  14. OB Nurses....Question For Ya

    jrring1019 replied to DidiRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If you deflate the bulb, how can you keep her from pushing out the foley? We recently had someone push out a FULL bulb, which caused much damage and I think had to go home with leg bag. We d/c foleys...

  15. Shocked and angry. Need new job.

    jrring1019 replied to jrring1019's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, I am taking a new job in the ED. Yes, same hospital, but I wasn't ready to lose my seniority and rate of pay. I just couldn't bring myself to work in a OB unit that tells me in the interview 2...

  16. Very stressed .. need answer

    jrring1019 replied to jrring1019's topic in Psychiatric

    So you have seen someone have their family member(s) treated for psch issues and the family member going along because they are convinced there must be something wrong. I have tried to pick up the...

  17. Very stressed .. need answer

    jrring1019 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I know very little about psych, so I am asking this to the experts! Can someone have munchausen syndrome by proxy with pschiatric

  18. Lotus Birth...What do yall think about this?

    jrring1019 replied to JVanRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Can you imagine the mother in the article telling her oldest that she is different from her sibs because... GASP! we didn't know better and cut your cord...now you will never be at peace! And what...

  19. Bad Delivery

    jrring1019 replied to gladtobeOB's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I understand the part about her wanting silence and to birth with her own instincts. Usually we also have the lights very dim, but can see enough to assess and move about. Your hospital must have...

  20. Very stressed .. need answer

    jrring1019 replied to jrring1019's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you fo your reply. What I mean is can a mother/wife convince docs and other caregivers that her family is suffering from psychiatric disorders, not medical ones. It is such a LONG story and...

  21. Feeling anxious about my future in L&D ...

    jrring1019 replied to SC RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Working nights for some people is impossible and they have to make changes. But you won't know that until you do it. Mt first job on a tele floor was day/evening and then I really wanted to do OB so I...

  22. post delivery MgSo4 pts

    jrring1019 replied to CatPKU's topic in Ob/Gyn

    pt stays in ldr room with vs, reflex , i&o q1hr. Almost all are 24 hrs post del on mag. If we are busy, may double up pp mag pts, but usually 1:1 in

  23. Where are the docs??

    jrring1019 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I posted below about my unit closing. I have an interview at a local hospital next week. I am used to having OB providers/ anes. in house and on the floor 24/7. I have done OB for 7 yrs at the same...

  24. Shocked and angry. Need new job.

    jrring1019 replied to jrring1019's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Guess what!?! This is one of the TOP hospitals in the country. I thought it would be a great place to work until I worked there! I have an interview next week at a DIFFERENT hospital closer to home....

  25. Shocked and angry. Need new job.

    jrring1019 replied to jrring1019's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That is very interesting because the mngt. said they would just use our OR and recover the pts for about 24 hrs before d/c home. I know NOTHING about bariatrics so I bought it. They insisted they...